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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1949

Page

11

Bobcat Netmen Defeat Ohio Wesleyan 4 to 3

Ohio University Bobcats edged Ohio Wesleyan 4 to 3 in tennis action at Delaware. Singles saw close fights with Pickering and Wilson trading wins, while a pivotal doubles victory by Parker and Pickering sealed the match.

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Weill Named Matchmaker for MSG Boxing Organization

Weill, veteran fight manager, was named match maker for the new Madison Square Garden boxing organization. U S Amateurs Astead Chicago. The United States triumphed over Europe's top amateurs in the 12th International Golden Gloves.

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Yesterday's Results In The American League And Standings

Daily baseball results show Cleveland losing to New York 6 to 2, Chicago falling to Boston 7 to 4, and Detroit beating Washington 3 to 2. St Louis defeated Philadelphia 8 to 6, Brooklyn crushed Chicago 14 to 5, Philadelphia 5 St Louis 1, Boston beat Cincinnati 9 to 16, New York 3 8 Pittsburgh 2, plus minor league and association tallies including Minneapolis 7 Indianapolis 3, Milwaukee 13 Columbus 3, and Kansas City 4 Louisville 2 with St Paul at Toledo postponed by rain.

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National League Games Today Across Stadiums

National League matchups feature Brooklyn at St Louis New York at Cincinnati Boston at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Chicago Cleveland at New York Chicago at Boston Detroit at Washington and other scheduled games St Paul Columbus Milwaukee Toledo Kansas City Indianapolis Minneapolis Louisville with two night affairs.

St. Paul Columbus Milwaukee Toledo Kansas City Indianapolis Minneapolis Louisville

Reds and Yankees battle on the field

Grady Hatton hits a grand slam in the ninth and Cincinnati defeats the Boston Braves 13 to 9 in a high scoring game. Vic Raschi leads the Yankees to a 6 0 shutout of the Cleveland Indians for his fifth win.

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OU Frosh Triumph in Cincinnati Track Duel

Ohio University's Freshman tracksters defeated Cincinnati Frosh 62 2 3 to 57 1 3 in a close meet. Koester set a new track record in the 120 high hurdles and won the 220 low hurdles. Reed won the 880 and pole vaulted 11 feet 8 inches, also helping the winning mile relay. The win follows prior defeats of Ohio Wesleyan and a loss to Bowling Green.

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Baseball Leaders and Standings Highlight Major Stats

Me top counters show Schoendienst of St Louis with 373 runs touched and Marshall Gordon of New York with 25 runs. Campanel la of Brooklyn leads in RBIs with 24. Dark of Boston tops hits with 42. Jones of Philadelphia 11 doubles. Smalley of Chicago 4 triples. Mize of New York 9 home runs. Branca of Brooklyn 6 0 record 1.000 ERA leads pitching with 39 strikeouts. Zernial of Chicago 42 hits and 13 doubles. Kell of Detroit 42 hits. Williams of Boston 31 RBIs. Mitchell of Cleveland 4 triples. Dillinger of St Louis 4 stolen bases. Wight of Chicago and Lopat of New York 4 0 1.000 record. Newhouser of Detroit 36 strikeouts.

Schoendienst St. Louis Marshall and Gordon New York Campanella Brooklyn Dark Boston Jones Philadelphia Smalley Chicago Mize Koost Williams Zernial Kell Detroit Mitchell Cleveland Stephens Dillinger Wight Lopat Newhouser

Athens Narrowly Tops Pomeroy 14-13 in Wild Sec Tilt

Athens High outlasted Pomeroy Panthers 14-13 in a chaotic SEC contest to inch toward a share of the title. Buck Ginn and Daniels each had three hits for Pomeroy while Sam Henderson and Roger Allen fueled Athens with key doubles and timely runs. The win leaves Athens at 7-3 in the league with Gallipolis looming for a potential pennant showdown.

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Reds trim roster with Howell and Pramesa to Syracuse

The Cincinnati Reds cut to 25 by sending pitcher Millard Howell and catcher John Pramesa to Syracuse in the International League. Howell won 17 games with the Chiefs in 1948 and was released outright. Pramesa, a prospect drafted from Jersey City, is subject to a 24 hour recall.

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Harness Rider Hodgen Scores Two Wins at Fairmount Park

Hodgen, a six year old driven by Eddie Cobb, swept the $3000 divided sixth and ninth races on opening night of the grand circuit at Fairmount Park. He paid $8.60 for the sixth and $4.40 for the ninth on his $2 bet as harness racing fans cheered.

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